Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Category: Sharks & Rays

IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Orectolobiformes
Family: Ginglymostomatidae
Genus: Ginglymostoma

Where to Find

Found in 39 diving areas across 24 countries and 4 regions.

Sandy Island, Anguilla - 2 records
Abaco, Bahamas - 2 records
Bimini, Bahamas - 216 records
Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 1 records
Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 4 records
North Shore, Bermuda - 1 records
Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 43 records
Virgin Gorda & Anegada, British Virgin Islands - 21 records
Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 1 records
Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 1 records
Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 1 records
Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 11 records
Carriacou, Grenada - 2 records
Southwest Coast, Grenada - 2 records
Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 1 records
Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 1 records
Diamond Rock, Martinique - 4 records
Saint-Pierre, Martinique - 4 records
Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 43 records
La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 49 records
Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 60 records
St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 1 records
St. Vincent, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 2 records
Tobago Cays, St. Vincent & the Grenadines - 2 records
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 49 records
St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 35 records
Ambergris Caye, Belize - 41 records
Lighthouse Reef, Belize - 63 records
Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 2 records
Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 22 records
Utila, Honduras - 24 records
Coiba National Park, Panama - 8 records
Cozumel, Mexico - 32 records
Sea of Cortez, Mexico - 8 records
Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 32 records
New England, United States - 1 records
Salvador & Bahia, Brazil - 2 records
Isla de la Plata, Ecuador - 4 records
Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 4 records